Characterization of Recombinant Human Lactoferrin Expressed in

Overview

Journal Analyst

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2024 May 30

PMID 38814097

Authors

Xiaoning Lu

Chad Cummings

Udodili A Osuala

Neela H Yennawar

Kevin E W Namitz

Brittney Hellner

Pamela B Besada-Lombana

Ross D Peterson

Anthony J Clark

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Abstract

This work presents a thorough characterization of Helaina recombinant human lactoferrin (rhLF, Effera™) expressed in a yeast system at an industrial scale for the first time. Proteomic analysis confirmed that its amino acid sequence is identical to that of native human LF. N-linked glycans were detected at three known glycosylation sites, namely, Asparagines-156, -497, and -642 and they were predominantly oligomannose structures having five to nine mannoses. Helaina rhLF's protein secondary structure was nearly identical to that of human milk lactoferrin (hmLF), as revealed by microfluidic modulation spectroscopy. Results of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and analytical ultracentrifugation analyses confirmed that, like hmLF, Helaina rhLF displayed well-folded globular structures in solution. Reconstructed solvent envelopes of Helaina rhLF, obtained through the SAXS analysis, demonstrated a remarkable fit with the reported crystalline structure of iron-bound native hmLF. Differential scanning calorimetry investigations into the thermal stability of Helaina rhLF revealed two distinct denaturation temperatures at 68.7 ± 0.9 °C and 91.9 ± 0.5 °C, consistently mirroring denaturation temperatures observed for apo- and holo-hmLF. Overall, Helaina rhLF differed from hmLF in the N-glycans they possessed; nevertheless, the characterization results affirmed that Helaina rhLF was of high purity and exhibited globular structures closely akin to that of hmLF.

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